Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

Job Overview We are recruiting to a 0.6 wte 8a clinical or counselling psychology post working into Community mental health services in Goole. This is an interesting time inherent with opportunity to join our Community Mental Health Service as we continue to develop the CMHT transformation work with a compassion focused trauma informed approach. You will be working alongside the Principal Clinical Psychologist for CMHTs and other psychological therapies staff within the Goole locality. Main duties of the job You will be providing consultation, support for staff, reflective practice groups, supervision of staff (qualified CMHT staff, other psychological professionals, clinical psychology trainees and assistant psychologists), assessment, formulation, direct clinical work, training and evaluation to ensure that your team has the greatest impact on recovery and a positive client journey. You will play a pivotal role in helping the team to continue improving its practice and to provide good, co-ordinated, structured clinical care whilst maintaining staff well-being. We are looking to our band 8's to provide clinical leadership alongside the team and clinical leads as well as steering service development and supporting psychologically driven and underpinned assessment and treatment pathways. Working for our organisation We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website. We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care. We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started. We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised. We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support. From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Post-graduate doctoral level of training in clinical or counselling psychology or equivalent (if trained before 1996) as accredited by the BPS. To hold and maintain current professional registration in line with HCPC. Additional short specialist courses with demonstrable impact on practice. Completion of training enabling supervision of psychology trainees at doctoral level. Desirable criteria Post-doctoral training in one or more specialised areas of psychology. Broadly based knowledge of the theory and practice of advanced psychological therapies in specific difficult to treat groups (e.g. complex PTSD, personality disorder, dual diagnosis, people with disabilities, etc). Currently on or imminently completing the ISW supervision course or similar to enable the supervision of doctoral level psychology trainees. Experience Essential criteria Demonstrable experience of working as a clinical or counselling psychologist, to include a significant period of working at a senior level in the specific field where the post is held. Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity across the full range of care settings. Desirable criteria Experience of developing others through education, mentorship, coaching, teaching, assessing, presentations, publishing. Skills And Competencies Essential criteria Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising. Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity. Applicant Requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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